Hendry County, Florida (FL)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,679
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 7,859
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,701 (it was 2,991 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 28% |
| State: | 33% |
Land area: 1153 sq. mi.
Water area: 37.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 35 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (16.2%), Construction (12.5%), Retail trade (12.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 83%
- Government: 11%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 22,66456.3%Hispanic or Latino
- 11,98329.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 4,11510.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 7421.8%Two or more races
- 3941.0%Asian alone
- 3780.9%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 35.5 years |
| Florida median age: | 42.8 years |
| Males: 21,406 |  (53.2%) |
| Females: 18,848 |  (46.8%) |
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| Hendry County: | 3.0 people |
| Florida: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $39,650 ($33,592 in 1999)
| This county: | $39,650 |
| Florida: | $63,062 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $734 (lower quartile is $449, upper quartile is $830)
| This county: | $734 |
| State: | $1202 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $136,642 (it was $56,600 in 2000)
| Hendry: | $136,642 |
| Florida: | $290,700 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,168
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $383
Institutionalized population: 1,635
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 4
- Rapes: 6
- Robberies: 20
- Assaults: 87
- Burglaries: 233
- Thefts: 256
- Auto thefts: 61
Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 7
- Rapes: 19
- Robberies: 11
- Assaults: 89
- Burglaries: 254
- Thefts: 328
- Auto thefts: 48
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 638 buildings, average cost: $159,000
- 2020: 336 buildings, average cost: $163,100
- 2019: 224 buildings, average cost: $150,000
- 2018: 79 buildings, average cost: $242,600
- 2017: 93 buildings, average cost: $152,900
- 2016: 62 buildings, average cost: $163,300
- 2015: 26 buildings, average cost: $187,200
- 2014: 24 buildings, average cost: $128,100
- 2013: 22 buildings, average cost: $102,000
- 2012: 23 buildings, average cost: $119,400
- 2011: 24 buildings, average cost: $124,900
- 2010: 22 buildings, average cost: $110,500
- 2009: 40 buildings, average cost: $105,600
- 2008: 128 buildings, average cost: $133,700
- 2007: 96 buildings, average cost: $174,500
- 2006: 282 buildings, average cost: $135,500
- 2005: 410 buildings, average cost: $143,900
- 2004: 133 buildings, average cost: $133,800
- 2003: 96 buildings, average cost: $130,800
- 2002: 67 buildings, average cost: $104,300
- 2001: 55 buildings, average cost: $106,900
- 2000: 75 buildings, average cost: $86,700
- 1999: 43 buildings, average cost: $92,900
- 1998: 31 buildings, average cost: $81,200
- 1997: 48 buildings, average cost: $89,300
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,336 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,257 (0.9%)
| Hendry County: | 25.9% |
| Florida: | 13.1% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 35.5 years old
(Males: 34.2 years old, Females: 36.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.6 years old, Black residents: 36.6 years old, American Indian residents: 30.9 years old, Asian residents: 26.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31.0 years old, Other race residents: 36.0 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hendry County is $476 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $531 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $638 a month.
Cities in this county include: La Belle, Clewiston, Labelle, Montura, Port La Belle, Harlem, Fort Denaud, Pioneer.
| Zip Code | City | Certified Residential Database | Mandatory Residential Database | Mandatory Non-Residential Database | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings Measured | Above 4 pCi/L (%) | Buildings Measured | Above 4 pCi/L (%) | Buildings Measured | Above 4 pCi/L (%) | ||
| 33440 | Clewiston | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33930 | Felda | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 33935 | Labelle | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Local government website: www.hendryfla.net
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Hendry County: Boca Grande Light (A), Boca Grande Fire Department (B), Lee County Emergency Medical Services (C), Lee County Sheriff's Office (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Hendry County: Gasparilla Island State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Glades County 
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| Here: | 3.7% |
| Florida: | 2.6% |
Current college students: 873
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 10,723 (42.0% naturalized citizens)
| Hendry County: | 26.6% |
| Whole state: | 21.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2,9062010 or later
- 2,9832000 to 2009
- 2,0631990 to 1999
- 2,3851980 to 1989
- 1,0761970 to 1979
- 907Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 8,077
- One, attached: 230
- Two: 416
- 3 or 4: 455
- 5 to 9: 153
- 10 to 19: 79
- 20 to 49: 103
- 50 or more: 61
- Mobile homes: 5,479
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 175
Housing units in Hendry County with a mortgage: 3,781 (231 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 147 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14
| Here: | 17.6% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Hendry County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 6,484 | 46 |
| Catholic | 2,600 | 3 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,384 | 6 |
| Black Protestant | 574 | 2 |
| Other | 123 | 2 |
| None | 27,975 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 10
| Hendry County: | 2.55 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 17
| This county: | 4.33 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 1.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16
| Hendry County: | 4.08 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 3.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 22
| This county: | 5.61 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Hendry County: | 8.2% |
| Florida: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Hendry County: | 31.6% |
| State: | 23.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 17.1% |
| State: | 14.0% |
Agriculture in Hendry County:
Average size of farms: 1211 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $824,149
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1757.24
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.33%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.99%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $484,847
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 36.79%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 98.58%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $123,636
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 68.86%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.25
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.04%
Vegetables: 17,632 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 107,763 acres
Earthquake activity:
Hendry County-area historical earthquake activity is above Florida state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 338.1 miles away from Hendry County center
On 6/23/2016 at 17:20:29, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 251.6 miles away from the county center
On 2/22/1992 at 04:21:34, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 144.5 miles away from the county center
On 7/16/2016 at 20:00:10, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB) earthquake occurred 237.7 miles away from the county center
On 9/21/2016 at 16:30:52, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 255.2 miles away from Hendry County center
On 9/4/2016 at 18:29:29, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 255.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Florida Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4486, Natural disaster type: Other
- Florida Hurricane Irma, Incident Period: September 4, 2017 - October 18, 2017, FEMA Id: 4337, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Florida Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 03, 2016 to October 19, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3377: October 06, 2016, FEMA Id: 3377, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Florida Tropical Storm Fay, Incident Period: August 18, 2008 to September 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1785: August 24, 2008, FEMA Id: 1785, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Florida Tropical Storm Fay, Incident Period: August 18, 2008 to September 12, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3288: August 21, 2008, FEMA Id: 3288, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Florida Caloosahatchee Fire Complex, Incident Period: May 07, 2007 to December 31, 1969, Fire Management Assistance Declared: May 09, 2007, FEMA Id: 2692, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Florida Hurricane Wilma, Incident Period: October 23, 2005 to November 18, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1609: October 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1609, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Florida Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3220: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3220, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Florida Hurricane Jeanne, Incident Period: September 24, 2004 to November 17, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1561: September 26, 2004, FEMA Id: 1561, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Florida Hurricane Frances, Incident Period: September 03, 2004 to October 08, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1545: September 04, 2004, FEMA Id: 1545, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 13 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Hendry County (23) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 11, Fires: 5, Tropical Storms: 4, Floods: 2, Freezes: 2, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 10,768 (67.5%)
- Carpooled: 1,837 (11.5%)
- Bus: 188 (1.2%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 236 (1.5%)
- Bicycle: 157 (1.0%)
- Walked: 648 (4.1%)
- Worked at home: 1,677 (10.5%)
- Health care and social assistance (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (15%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (14%)
- Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (12%)
- Transportation occupations (12%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (22%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (13%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (6%)
- Management occupations (6%)
- Mexico (48%)
- Cuba (25%)
- El Salvador (8%)
- Guatemala (4%)
- Nicaragua (2%)
- Sri Lanka (2%)
- Jamaica (1%)
- American (17%)
- English (3%)
- German (3%)
- Irish (1%)
- African (1%)
- Scotch-Irish (1%)
- Italian (0%)
People in group quarters in Hendry County, Florida in 2010:
- 1,249 people in correctional residential facilities
- 288 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 199 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 187 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 12 people in group homes intended for adults
- 7 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in Hendry County, Florida in 2000:
- 1,119 people in state prisons
- 1,052 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 205 people in nursing homes
- 135 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 83 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 65 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 48 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 5 people in religious group quarters
- 4 people in other nonhousehold living situations
9.72% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($45,091 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.72% |
| Florida average: | 8.80% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.70% relocated from other counties in Florida ($32,012 average AGI)
2.02% relocated from other states ($13,080 average AGI)
Hendry County: 2.02% Florida average: 4.38%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Lee County, FL |  1.86% ($35,648 average AGI) |
| from Miami-Dade County, FL | 1.29% ($36,777) |
| from Collier County, FL | 0.96% ($30,882) |
| from Palm Beach County, FL | 0.94% ($36,791) |
| from Broward County, FL | 0.81% ($60,617) |
| from Glades County, FL | 0.59% ($42,440) |
| from Hillsborough County, FL | 0.27% ($20,263) |
8.14% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($43,655 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.14% |
| Florida average: | 7.45% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.92% relocated to other counties in Florida ($33,091 average AGI)
2.23% relocated to other states ($10,562 average AGI)
Hendry County: 2.23% Florida average: 2.97%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Lee County, FL | 1.57% ($47,100 average AGI) |
| to Palm Beach County, FL | 0.81% ($33,681) |
| to Glades County, FL | 0.80% ($55,688) |
| to Collier County, FL | 0.58% ($30,951) |
| to Miami-Dade County, FL | 0.31% ($24,977) |
| to Highlands County, FL | 0.24% ($51,500) |
| to Broward County, FL | 0.24% ($59,824) |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 7.4
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 10.6%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,243 (3,478 aged, 765 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,534 (23%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Hendry County, Florida in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (471)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (422)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (380)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (266)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (171)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (52)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (51)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (41)
- Unspecified dementia (27)
- Senile degeneration of brain, not elsewhere classified (16)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 2,607
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 66
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 30,807
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,724
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 758
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 15
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 24
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 56
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 115.4. This is more than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 96.2. This is less than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 40,254- Male householders: 6,386 (1,589 living alone), Female householders: 7,082 (1,422 living alone)
6,230 spouses (6,102 opposite-sex spouses), 1,091 unmarried partners, (1,056 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 12,939 children (11,790 natural, 668 adopted, 481 stepchildren), 1,290 grandchildren, 579 brothers or sisters, 458 parents, 10 foster children, 1,111 other relatives, 984 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 1,930
Size of family households: 3,848 2-persons, 1,944 3-persons, 2,000 4-persons, 1,132 5-persons, 601 6-persons, 401 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,012 1-person, 370 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 58 4-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.
5,222 married couples with children.
3,659 single-parent households (533 men, 3,126 women).
50.4% of residents of Hendry speak English at home.
46.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 29% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (46% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 47% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $143,781,000 ($3,768 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,567,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $61,554,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $36,403,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,129,000
Federal grants: $30,364,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,093,000 ($1,991,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,238,000 ($1,314,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $573,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,936,000
Federal Government insurance: $348,232,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,582| Here: | 91 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 63 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,500
| Here: | 38 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 49 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +2,626
| Here: | +66 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +30 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,318
| Here: |  -33 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  +59 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.72 millions of gallons per day (20% from ground, 80% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.1 |
| State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 |
| State: | 4.2 |
- Year house built in Hendry County, Florida
- 892020 or later
- 1,1322010 to 2019
- 2,3052000 to 2009
- 2,8641990 to 1999
- 3,8591980 to 1989
- 2,7321970 to 1979
- 9661960 to 1969
- 5051950 to 1959
- 4141940 to 1949
- 1911939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hendry County, Florida
- 391 room
- 2112 rooms
- 5573 rooms
- 2,1794 rooms
- 2,7695 rooms
- 1,6086 rooms
- 6337 rooms
- 8908 rooms
- 5759+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hendry County, Florida
- 111 room
- 1872 rooms
- 6573 rooms
- 1,2144 rooms
- 1,1355 rooms
- 5766 rooms
- 1707 rooms
- 08 rooms
- 219+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hendry County, Florida
- 56no bedroom
- 3121 bedroom
- 2,9042 bedrooms
- 4,4933 bedrooms
- 1,4904 bedrooms
- 1815+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hendry County, Florida
- 11no bedroom
- 6011 bedroom
- 1,3092 bedrooms
- 1,6533 bedrooms
- 3734 bedrooms
- 155+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Hendry County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 304no vehicle
- 3,0911 vehicle
- 3,0002 vehicles
- 2,1763 vehicles
- 6884 vehicles
- 1865+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Hendry County in renter-occupied apartments
- 689no vehicle
- 1,6831 vehicle
- 1,2472 vehicles
- 2813 vehicles
- 584 vehicles
- 475+ vehicles
87.0% of Hendry County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Florida.
| Hendry County: | 87.0% |
| State average: | 85.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 20,922
- Other state: 7,877
- Northeast: 2,144
- Midwest: 1,533
- South: 3,831
- West: 310
- 95.2%Electricity
- 3.4%No fuel used
- 0.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.2%Utility gas
- 0.2%Solar energy
- 93.1%Electricity
- 3.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.9%No fuel used
- 1.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 443
| Here: | 8.5% |
| Florida: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 216
| Here: | 10.3% |
| Florida: | 12.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 244
| Here: | 17.3% |
| Florida: | 21.7% |
Hendry County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $8,200,000
Other: $7,574,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,913,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,591,000
Air Transportation: $647,000
Air Transportation: $541,000
Sewerage: $483,000
Sewerage: $40,000
Parks and Recreation: $11,000
Natural Resources - Other: $6,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,635,000
Regular Highways: $2,329,000
General - Other: $560,000
General - Other: $550,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $10,934,000
Police Protection: $10,854,000
Financial Administration: $9,312,000
Financial Administration: $7,139,000
Regular Highways: $6,890,000
Regular Highways: $5,961,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,790,000
Health - Other: $3,492,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,438,000
Health - Other: $2,908,000
General - Other: $2,872,000
General - Other: $2,853,000
Sewerage: $2,382,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,208,000
Sewerage: $2,207,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,054,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,029,000
Air Transportation: $1,722,000
Central Staff Services: $1,639,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,573,000
Central Staff Services: $1,503,000
Air Transportation: $1,476,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,323,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,290,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,223,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,105,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,013,000
Public Welfare - Other: $990,000
Parks and Recreation: $965,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $782,000
Housing and Community Development: $780,000
Local Fire Protection: $641,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $536,000
Housing and Community Development: $476,000
Libraries: $111,000
Libraries: $88,000
Electric Utilities: $72,000
General Public Buildings: $67,000
General Public Buildings: $50,000
Water Utilities: $11,000
Water Utilities: $11,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,280,000
Other: $649,000
Housing and Community Development: $316,000
Housing and Community Development: $186,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $88,000
Interest on Debt: $82,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $2,340,000
Health - Other: $2,340,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $302,000
General Local Government Support: $119,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,054,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,631,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,031,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,362,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,156,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $683,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $590,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $260,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $981,000
Interest Earnings: $537,000
General Revenue - Other: $500,000
Rents: $440,000
Rents: $403,000
Fines and Forfeits: $314,000
Sale of Property: $305,000
Sale of Property: $301,000
Fines and Forfeits: $294,000
Interest Earnings: $210,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Air Transportation: $2,415,000
Police Protection: $1,219,000
Police Protection: $623,000
Health - Other: $308,000
Air Transportation: $113,000
Financial Administration: $101,000
Natural Resources - Other: $82,000
Natural Resources - Other: $80,000
Correctional Institutions: $78,000
Financial Administration: $68,000
Correctional Institutions: $60,000
Parks and Recreation: $23,000
Libraries: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,073,000
Cash and Securities: $17,498,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $11,000
Water Utilities: $11,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $9,899,000
Highways: $7,861,000
Highways: $5,664,000
General Local Government Support: $4,997,000
Other: $4,545,000
General Local Government Support: $3,037,000
Housing and Community Development: $385,000
Health and Hospitals: $218,000
Health and Hospitals: $218,000
Housing and Community Development: $213,000
Public Welfare: $83,000
Public Welfare: $45,000
- Tax - Property: $17,424,000
Property: $15,264,000
Public Utilities Sales: $5,334,000
Other Selective Sales: $4,086,000
Public Utilities Sales: $4,053,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,067,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,296,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,005,000
Other License: $791,000
Other License: $582,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $338,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $219,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $201,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $418,000
Interest on Debt: $313,000
Hendry County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $8,200,000
Other: $7,574,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,913,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,591,000
Air Transportation: $647,000
Air Transportation: $541,000
Sewerage: $483,000
Sewerage: $40,000
Parks and Recreation: $11,000
Natural Resources - Other: $6,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,635,000
Regular Highways: $2,329,000
General - Other: $560,000
General - Other: $550,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $10,934,000
Police Protection: $10,854,000
Financial Administration: $9,312,000
Financial Administration: $7,139,000
Regular Highways: $6,890,000
Regular Highways: $5,961,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,790,000
Health - Other: $3,492,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,438,000
Health - Other: $2,908,000
General - Other: $2,872,000
General - Other: $2,853,000
Sewerage: $2,382,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,208,000
Sewerage: $2,207,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,054,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,029,000
Air Transportation: $1,722,000
Central Staff Services: $1,639,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,573,000
Central Staff Services: $1,503,000
Air Transportation: $1,476,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,323,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,290,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,223,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,105,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,013,000
Public Welfare - Other: $990,000
Parks and Recreation: $965,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $782,000
Housing and Community Development: $780,000
Local Fire Protection: $641,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $536,000
Housing and Community Development: $476,000
Libraries: $111,000
Libraries: $88,000
Electric Utilities: $72,000
General Public Buildings: $67,000
General Public Buildings: $50,000
Water Utilities: $11,000
Water Utilities: $11,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,280,000
Other: $649,000
Housing and Community Development: $316,000
Housing and Community Development: $186,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $88,000
Interest on Debt: $82,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $2,340,000
Health - Other: $2,340,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $302,000
General Local Government Support: $119,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,054,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,631,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,031,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,362,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,156,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $683,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $590,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $260,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $981,000
Interest Earnings: $537,000
General Revenue - Other: $500,000
Rents: $440,000
Rents: $403,000
Fines and Forfeits: $314,000
Sale of Property: $305,000
Sale of Property: $301,000
Fines and Forfeits: $294,000
Interest Earnings: $210,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Air Transportation: $2,415,000
Police Protection: $1,219,000
Police Protection: $623,000
Health - Other: $308,000
Air Transportation: $113,000
Financial Administration: $101,000
Natural Resources - Other: $82,000
Natural Resources - Other: $80,000
Correctional Institutions: $78,000
Financial Administration: $68,000
Correctional Institutions: $60,000
Parks and Recreation: $23,000
Libraries: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,073,000
Cash and Securities: $17,498,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $11,000
Water Utilities: $11,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $9,899,000
Highways: $7,861,000
Highways: $5,664,000
General Local Government Support: $4,997,000
Other: $4,545,000
General Local Government Support: $3,037,000
Housing and Community Development: $385,000
Health and Hospitals: $218,000
Health and Hospitals: $218,000
Housing and Community Development: $213,000
Public Welfare: $83,000
Public Welfare: $45,000
- Tax - Property: $17,424,000
Property: $15,264,000
Public Utilities Sales: $5,334,000
Other Selective Sales: $4,086,000
Public Utilities Sales: $4,053,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,067,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,296,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,005,000
Other License: $791,000
Other License: $582,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $338,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $219,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $201,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $418,000
Interest on Debt: $313,000
Hendry County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $8,200,000
Other: $7,574,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,913,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,591,000
Air Transportation: $647,000
Air Transportation: $541,000
Sewerage: $483,000
Sewerage: $40,000
Parks and Recreation: $11,000
Natural Resources - Other: $6,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,635,000
Regular Highways: $2,329,000
General - Other: $560,000
General - Other: $550,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $10,934,000
Police Protection: $10,854,000
Financial Administration: $9,312,000
Financial Administration: $7,139,000
Regular Highways: $6,890,000
Regular Highways: $5,961,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,790,000
Health - Other: $3,492,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,438,000
Health - Other: $2,908,000
General - Other: $2,872,000
General - Other: $2,853,000
Sewerage: $2,382,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,208,000
Sewerage: $2,207,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,054,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,029,000
Air Transportation: $1,722,000
Central Staff Services: $1,639,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,573,000
Central Staff Services: $1,503,000
Air Transportation: $1,476,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,323,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,290,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,223,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,105,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,013,000
Public Welfare - Other: $990,000
Parks and Recreation: $965,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $782,000
Housing and Community Development: $780,000
Local Fire Protection: $641,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $536,000
Housing and Community Development: $476,000
Libraries: $111,000
Libraries: $88,000
Electric Utilities: $72,000
General Public Buildings: $67,000
General Public Buildings: $50,000
Water Utilities: $11,000
Water Utilities: $11,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,280,000
Other: $649,000
Housing and Community Development: $316,000
Housing and Community Development: $186,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $88,000
Interest on Debt: $82,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $2,340,000
Health - Other: $2,340,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $302,000
General Local Government Support: $119,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,054,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,631,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,031,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,362,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,156,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $683,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $590,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $260,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $981,000
Interest Earnings: $537,000
General Revenue - Other: $500,000
Rents: $440,000
Rents: $403,000
Fines and Forfeits: $314,000
Sale of Property: $305,000
Sale of Property: $301,000
Fines and Forfeits: $294,000
Interest Earnings: $210,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Air Transportation: $2,415,000
Police Protection: $1,219,000
Police Protection: $623,000
Health - Other: $308,000
Air Transportation: $113,000
Financial Administration: $101,000
Natural Resources - Other: $82,000
Natural Resources - Other: $80,000
Correctional Institutions: $78,000
Financial Administration: $68,000
Correctional Institutions: $60,000
Parks and Recreation: $23,000
Libraries: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,073,000
Cash and Securities: $17,498,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $11,000
Water Utilities: $11,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $9,899,000
Highways: $7,861,000
Highways: $5,664,000
General Local Government Support: $4,997,000
Other: $4,545,000
General Local Government Support: $3,037,000
Housing and Community Development: $385,000
Health and Hospitals: $218,000
Health and Hospitals: $218,000
Housing and Community Development: $213,000
Public Welfare: $83,000
Public Welfare: $45,000
- Tax - Property: $17,424,000
Property: $15,264,000
Public Utilities Sales: $5,334,000
Other Selective Sales: $4,086,000
Public Utilities Sales: $4,053,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,067,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,296,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,005,000
Other License: $791,000
Other License: $582,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $338,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $219,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $201,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $418,000
Interest on Debt: $313,000
Hendry County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $8,200,000
Other: $7,574,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,913,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,591,000
Air Transportation: $647,000
Air Transportation: $541,000
Sewerage: $483,000
Sewerage: $40,000
Parks and Recreation: $11,000
Natural Resources - Other: $6,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,635,000
Regular Highways: $2,329,000
General - Other: $560,000
General - Other: $550,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $10,934,000
Police Protection: $10,854,000
Financial Administration: $9,312,000
Financial Administration: $7,139,000
Regular Highways: $6,890,000
Regular Highways: $5,961,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,790,000
Health - Other: $3,492,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,438,000
Health - Other: $2,908,000
General - Other: $2,872,000
General - Other: $2,853,000
Sewerage: $2,382,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,208,000
Sewerage: $2,207,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,054,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,029,000
Air Transportation: $1,722,000
Central Staff Services: $1,639,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,573,000
Central Staff Services: $1,503,000
Air Transportation: $1,476,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,323,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,290,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,223,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,105,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,013,000
Public Welfare - Other: $990,000
Parks and Recreation: $965,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $782,000
Housing and Community Development: $780,000
Local Fire Protection: $641,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $536,000
Housing and Community Development: $476,000
Libraries: $111,000
Libraries: $88,000
Electric Utilities: $72,000
General Public Buildings: $67,000
General Public Buildings: $50,000
Water Utilities: $11,000
Water Utilities: $11,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,280,000
Other: $649,000
Housing and Community Development: $316,000
Housing and Community Development: $186,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $88,000
Interest on Debt: $82,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $2,340,000
Health - Other: $2,340,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $302,000
General Local Government Support: $119,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,054,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,631,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,031,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,362,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,156,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $683,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $590,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $260,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $981,000
Interest Earnings: $537,000
General Revenue - Other: $500,000
Rents: $440,000
Rents: $403,000
Fines and Forfeits: $314,000
Sale of Property: $305,000
Sale of Property: $301,000
Fines and Forfeits: $294,000
Interest Earnings: $210,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Air Transportation: $2,415,000
Police Protection: $1,219,000
Police Protection: $623,000
Health - Other: $308,000
Air Transportation: $113,000
Financial Administration: $101,000
Natural Resources - Other: $82,000
Natural Resources - Other: $80,000
Correctional Institutions: $78,000
Financial Administration: $68,000
Correctional Institutions: $60,000
Parks and Recreation: $23,000
Libraries: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,073,000
Cash and Securities: $17,498,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $11,000
Water Utilities: $11,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $9,899,000
Highways: $7,861,000
Highways: $5,664,000
General Local Government Support: $4,997,000
Other: $4,545,000
General Local Government Support: $3,037,000
Housing and Community Development: $385,000
Health and Hospitals: $218,000
Health and Hospitals: $218,000
Housing and Community Development: $213,000
Public Welfare: $83,000
Public Welfare: $45,000
- Tax - Property: $17,424,000
Property: $15,264,000
Public Utilities Sales: $5,334,000
Other Selective Sales: $4,086,000
Public Utilities Sales: $4,053,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,067,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,296,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,005,000
Other License: $791,000
Other License: $582,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $338,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $219,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $201,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $418,000
Interest on Debt: $313,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,047
- Number of aged recipients: 206
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 841
- Number of recipients under 18: 246
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 496
- Number of recipients older than 64: 305
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 370
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 465
| Most common first names in Hendry County, FL among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 159 | 72.1 years |
| James | 153 | 70.3 years |
| William | 139 | 73.2 years |
| Mary | 125 | 74.8 years |
| Robert | 117 | 70.8 years |
| Charles | 71 | 71.6 years |
| George | 69 | 73.6 years |
| Willie | 67 | 73.1 years |
| Joseph | 59 | 70.9 years |
| Frank | 46 | 75.8 years |
| Most common last names in Hendry County, FL among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 85 | 69.8 years |
| Williams | 65 | 67.2 years |
| Johnson | 58 | 66.8 years |
| Jones | 58 | 70.7 years |
| Brown | 53 | 70.1 years |
| Davis | 39 | 72.3 years |
| Thomas | 38 | 73.0 years |
| Taylor | 36 | 76.0 years |
| Clark | 33 | 68.0 years |
| Anderson | 31 | 78.4 years |
| Businesses in Hendry County, FL | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Hardware | 2 | Jones New York | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 2 | KFC | 2 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | |
| Best Western | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
| Burger King | 2 | Nike | 1 | |
| Circle K | 2 | Penske | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | Popeyes | 2 | |
| FedEx | 2 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
| Goodwill | 1 | U-Haul | 3 | |
| H&R Block | 2 | UPS | 7 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |